help sorting broken head and footlines

[auld salmon 28]

as above as rabbits have chewed them and have tied in knots but net sticks at the knots any picts would be helpful or diagrams

[SwissTony 0]

Could try a bit of electrical tape over the knot, but it wont look pretty.

Another way:

 

Buy a new roll of draw cord

Attach to one end

Pull the new line through

Probably best to do this while the net is set up, as you can get the correct length of cord then.

[auld salmon 28]

Could try a bit of electrical tape over the knot, but it wont look pretty.

Another way:

 

Buy a new roll of draw cord

Attach to one end

Pull the new line through

Probably best to do this while the net is set up, as you can get the correct length of cord then.

cheers have just found a post on splicing so wont have to replace foot line going to have a go cheers

[Netter 0]

Buy a new roll of draw cord

Attach to one end

Pull the new line through

Probably best to do this while the net is set up, as you can get the correct length of cord then.

 

That could become costly if you do plenty and give your nets some stick.

[SwissTony 0]

Probably.

I forgot about splicing, which is by far the cheapest option.

[will.f11 24]

Yes mate splice them

[The one 8,529]

Brian brinden sell's bodkins the big needles to splice drawcords with mate

[Llanshooter 0]

Had the same problem - thought it would be a good idea to set up a secod long net before coming back and driving into the first net. Didn't reckon on the buggers hitting the net before I drove them into it, so had a fair bit of repair work to do.

 

Splicing will work fine, using a large darning needle and some nylon.

 

I've had another idea which is to push a length of heat shrink tube onto the cord before splicing, do the splice and then pull the heat shrink tube over the join and then running a hair drier over if to smoothover the join-making sure that any loose ends are covered bythe tubing.

 

Seems like a neat idea so willbe using it to repair another top line at the weekend - out next week so wil let you know how it works

[stubby 175]

splicing is best, but remember depending on where the breaks are, you'll end up with different lengths, head and foot lines, so these will need to be adjusted after, otherwise it'll look/be baggy on the poles

[auld salmon 28]

check out

http://www.lehighgroup.com/ropespliceend.htm

[TOMO 27,246]

check out

http://www.lehighgroup.com/ropespliceend.htm

 

 

see its a piece of piss, auld salmon , just use a sewing needle with a big hole at the top. only takes a miniut or two. i even splice my purse nets so you dont have a knot behind the beg